Balls to the Aussies the cricket thread (Read 363801 times)

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · January 23, 2013, 10:18:23 am

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on January 19, 2013, 08:24:55 am

Still. It's "Lard Lad" in next - so these two should now see us home!

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on January 19, 2013, 08:25:37 am

Aaaaaaargh!

ditto.

andy_e · January 23, 2013, 02:56:01 pm

If only we could Dernbach time and pick some better bowlers.

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · January 23, 2013, 03:04:37 pm

Quote from: andi_e on January 23, 2013, 02:56:01 pm

If only we could Dernbach time and pick some better bowlers.

Richie Crouch · January 23, 2013, 04:15:36 pm

Trott on before I drive over to yours and Cook up a mean right hook to Finn-ish you off Andi you Bell end... it's Morgan you deserve!

andy_e · January 23, 2013, 04:18:40 pm

You'd better Tredwell because it's icy out there. You won't be able to Root a Broad up the Swann with a broken leg...

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · February 01, 2013, 04:10:46 pm

Women and cricket, eh?

They know as much about that as they do about football.

It's not supposed to end in an exciting final over, and go down to the very last ball!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/21291451

[Seriously, congrats to Sri Lanka, and watching the BbB commentary on Cricinfo, I thought England had done it with two/three overs to spare.

Just need to move on, and get on with the next fixture]

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · February 03, 2013, 07:34:27 pm

And speaking of which, great performance against India today!

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · February 05, 2013, 08:28:16 pm

And against the Windies.

Go Girls [! - actually, to use faux politeness, "Ladies", but the real word here is "women"] go!

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · March 19, 2013, 04:01:04 am

And I thought he said he wanted "feedback"?

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/mickey-arthur-quits-twitter-after-abuse-20130319-2gclp.html

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · March 26, 2013, 05:29:40 am

Ye gods that was close.

[And I'm sure that Aggers said they were "all around his bat" with Matty Prior at the crease…]

Richie Crouch · March 26, 2013, 10:21:33 am

what a gripping defensive shift from Broad and a comical but effective one from Panesar to make sure Prior wasn't left stranded trying to save us on his own. Fell asleep at lunch but managed to wake up for the last 30 overs, bit sleepy now!

andy_e · March 26, 2013, 10:23:17 am

The bit where the ball rolled over Prior's shoulder, hit the ground and rolled very slowly into the wicket but didn't knock the bails off was amazing! Lucky sod!

tommytwotone · April 23, 2013, 02:30:37 pm

Weather in India reaches "Gayle Force"...reports of cricket balls falling from the sky prove correct:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/current/story/631771.html

andy_e · April 23, 2013, 02:38:47 pm

Gayle is always great fun to watch.

tommytwotone · April 23, 2013, 03:27:20 pm

...and with the opposition well beaten, the decides to bowl the last over - and gets 2 wickets, narrowly missing out on a hat-trick!

Jaspersharpe · April 23, 2013, 04:44:15 pm

Ha ha. Brilliant!

Richie Crouch · April 23, 2013, 07:16:22 pm

I've thoroughly enjoyed watching all of the highlights for free so far

http://iplt20.com/videos

You can watch the highlights of Gayle's innings in a ~3 min clip too

tommytwotone · April 23, 2013, 08:57:19 pm

He did some quality piss-taking / showboating appeals and celebrations for the wickets too. What a guy.

Oh, and let's not forget he's still pretty handy in the long form of the game too - first ball of a recent WI v Bangladesh Test got dispatched over the ropes:

Love the fact he doesn't even contemplate running, just stands there to admire his work!

DaveC · June 04, 2013, 01:19:56 pm

It was twenty years ago today...apparently...I suspect we are not going to see anything like this from our side this year.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/two-decades-on-warnes-delivery-is-still-the-ball-of-the-century-20130604-2nmt6.html

rich d · June 04, 2013, 02:12:18 pm

20 years ago, that's shocking. Feels like only a few months - I'm too old.

fatneck · July 10, 2013, 10:32:01 am

In work, Radio 5 Live Extra on the iphone...

Bring it on!

rich d · July 10, 2013, 10:57:18 am

Bought a dab radio from argos as obviously I need one for home

. It's now in the office with TMS on. Live about 5mins from trent bridge and there was a real buzz around this morning. Gutted I'm not there today, but have managed to fluke tickets for the Sunday at old trafford. Not sure if I'd have batted this morning, overcast and humid in Notts today - think Jimmy would've swung it all over the place, still Cookies been having batting practice on it since monday, so he should know. Need a great show from the openers to put a stamp of superiority on the convicts, and Root the young Yorky to become the next Boycs.

rich d · July 10, 2013, 11:02:44 am

Red arrows fly past the office window in perfect formation, with red white and blue smoke. Very excited.

butters · July 10, 2013, 11:07:30 am

Quote from: rich d on July 10, 2013, 10:57:18 am

Not sure if I'd have batted this morning, overcast and humid in Notts today - think Jimmy would've swung it all over the place, still Cookies been having batting practice on it since monday, so he should know.

Easily the right choice to bat first - while it may be overcast at the minute the forecast is for sun this afternoon. Add to that the pitch is already dry with cracks in it and it is not going to improve over the next five days.

Anyway TMS - we have had the first Ashes Pigeon and not just a green bus but a yellow one as well and all this is the first over!

rich d · July 10, 2013, 11:22:02 am

Sure you're right butters,(and even Cook's limited captaincy experience trumps mine of captaining Calverley Parkside Primary School) just feels like a swingy day outside - if it burns off then the pitch will be a great batting track.I really wouldn't fancy being an Aussie batting against Swanny on the fifth day, reckon he might tear through them.